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Viet Nam News Jurors of the "Khoảnh Khắc Vàng" (Gold Moment) photo contest will begin the process of choosing the best pictures from thousands of entries next week. It is the fifth time Vietnam News Agency has held the press photo contest for professional and amateur photographers from around the country and overseas. The contest is an opportunity for photographers to present their point of views on politics, economics, culture and society, science and technology, sports and other issues. Việt Nam News photographer Nguyễn Việt Thanh, one of the jurors, spoke about photo contests in Việt Nam. Vietnam News Agency has held this contest biennially for 10 years and it is becoming one of the most prestigious photo contests in Việt Nam. What do you think about the role of photo contests and "Gold Moment" in particular? Photographers send press photos to all types of contests, but jurors, photographers and viewers have started to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese photo contests change for the better

Vietnamese photographers Nguyen Huu Thong and Tran Tuan Viet have emerged triumphant at the 15th annual Smithsonian Photo Contest. The Grand Prize winning photo ‘Breakfast at the Weekly Market’ by Nguyen Huu Thong Nguyen Huu Thong from Bac Giang province stood out from 60 finalists competing in the contest to win the Grand Prize worth US$2,500, for his photo ‘Bua Sang Tai Cho Phien’ (Breakfast at the Weekly Market). Thong revealed that the photo was taken accidentally in the morning at a rural market in the northern province of Ha Giang during the Tet (traditional lunar New Year) festival 2017. Sharing the background of the photo, Thong explained that in northern Vietnam, people come to the weekly market to exchange goods and culture. They usually wake up very early to go to the market and have breakfast there. Photo ‘Lam Huong’ (Making Incense) by Tran Tuan Viet won the Travel category of the contest Meanwhile, the photo ‘Lam … [Read more...] about Vietnamese photographers win big at Smithsonian Photo Contest

Speaking at the event, Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster said together with the World Press Photo Exhibition co-hosted by the embassy and the VJA, the seminar offers Vietnamese press photo correspondents a chance to meet and discuss issues in the field. As a judge of many world press photo competitions, Sophie Boshouwers from the World Press Photo (WPP) organization delivered her presentations on the transformation of photography in the 21st century and ethics in press photo journalism. A photo by Ronaldo Schemidt. Source: Organizing board She also discussed ethical issues related to the use of technology to edit photos and the supply of fake information and photos on the mass media. Participants said there have been great changes in press photos since the 1960 thanks to digital technology, with the switch from black-and-white photos to colored ones. With the birth of Internet in particular, the mass media has also increased the influence of press photos. … [Read more...] about Seminar talks photo journalism profession in Hanoi

Dollar holds gains as Fed looms, Asia markets mostly drop, photo AFP Technology stocks were mixed, even after Apple released better-than-expected earnings that soothed worries about iPhone sales. As trading floors reopened after the Labour Day break, attention was on the Fed's policy decision later Wednesday. While the central bank is not expected to lift interest rates, its post-meeting statement will be parsed for clues to its plans and any idea of a timetable for future hikes with opinions split on whether it will announce three or four more this year. That is followed by the release Friday of closely watched US jobs data. A broadly positive outlook for the US economy, along with easing geopolitical and trade worries, has provided some lift to the dollar. The greenback is testing the ¥110 mark for the first time since the start of February while it has also surged against the pound as the Bank of England puts its own plans for a rate hike on the back-burner. It is also … [Read more...] about Dollar holds gains as Fed looms, Asia markets mostly drop

Hanoi architecture photo exhibition opens in HCMC By My Tran in HCMC A documentary photo exhibition "Net Co Thang Long" (Old features of Thang Long) that opened on Sunday in HCMC showcases historical and architectural features of the 1,000-year-old Thang Long-Hanoi City. The exhibition is at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum at 97 Pho Duc Chinh Street, in District 1 until July 30. Hanoi's old architectural beauty is presented via a carved lion statue belonging to the Ly Dynasty at the Ba Tam Pagoda, Kinh Thien dragon-shaped staircase made in the Le So Dynasty in Hanoi's old quarter, the 17th century one-thousand-arm-and-one-thousand-eye Bodhisattva statue at Ly Quoc Su Pagoda and the statues of Ly Ong Trong and his wife, who lived during the reign of King An Duong Vuong, at Chem Temple. The photos provide a general view of the development of the graphic arts in Hanoi. In Hanoi's suburban areas, where there are rice fields, lotus ponds and banana trees, the architectural and sculptural relics … [Read more...] about Hanoi architecture photo exhibition opens in HCMC